East Windsor Teen Charged With Attempting To Make Bombs

By KELLY GLISTA, Kglista@courant.comThe Hartford Courant

An 18-year-old who allegedly made a threat that involved a Bloomfield school earlier this week was arrested Friday on charges of attempting to manufacture bombs and possession of explosives, among other offenses, police said.

Kyle Bass, of Winkler Road, was arrested as the result of an investigation that involved local, state and federal law enforcement officials, police said. He is being held on $750,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on June 10.

Police searched Bass's residence "in an effort to seize known weapons from the home," police said. The warrant was served at the home Tuesday.

Bass is charged with two counts of criminal attempt to manufacture bombs, illegal possession of explosives, possession of a silencer, possession of fireworks and breach of peace, according to police. More arrests are possible in investigation, which is still underway, police said.

On Wednesday, police went to the Metropolitan Learning Center, a magnet school in Bloomfield, as part of the investigation.

"According to the East Windsor Police Department, a student made a veiled threat to the safety and security of some members of his community and possibly the Metropolitan Learning Center," said Aura Alvarado, director of communications for the Capitol Region Education Council, which operates the school.

The student, whom police identified as Bass, was immediately removed from school and will not return, Alvarado said in an emailed statement Wednesday night. Security also was increased, and parents were notified Wednesday afternoon.

The information that sparked the investigation was given to the East Windsor police and ATF by a third party, police said.

The Bass family has been cooperative throughout the investigation, police said.

HARTFORD — A South Windsor man charged with brutally raping a woman in East Windsor earlier this year pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault, kidnapping and strangulation Tuesday as part of a plea agreement with state prosecutors.

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